Alumni Collaboration in the Northeast Kingdom

Two Sterling alumni pursuing their agricultural visions in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont discuss their inspiration, farm beginnings and plans for the future in two recently published pieces. Melissa Pasanen…

Sterling College Commencement Celebrates Class of 2019

—This article, written by June Pichel Cook, appeared originally on May 8, 2019 in the Hardwick Gazette. We are grateful for permission to reprint it. CRAFTSBURY – The Sterling College Commencement exercises on…

School of the New American Farmstead Offers Scholarships for Summer 2019 Courses

School of the New American Farmstead Offers Scholarships for Summer 2019 Courses Funding to support veterans, low-income students and those of Abenaki heritage Two foundations with Northeast Kingdom connections are…

Vermont’s “Amazing” College Building

A recent, nationally published list naming “51 Amazing University and College Buildings Across the USA” included one for every state, plus the District of Columbia. M.I.T.’s $300-million Strata Center, designed…

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Sterling College knows that the most rewarding learning is hands-on learning. Whether offered on campus in a laboratory or seminar room, on the side of a mountain, or in a barn or pasture, classes at Sterling are small and foster experiential learning and deep inquiry through close relationships between faculty and students.
Students will gain insight into theory, integrate research into study, and learn how to use tools such as a chainsaw, a compass, and a tractor as part of daily life.
Sterling College removes the barriers between living one’s life and learning. It is for the student who wants to commit to becoming an environmental steward and looks forward to the rigor and challenge of working with both hands and mind.

Students in the Integrated Farming Program pose with the boys of Snug Valley Farm & The Frozen Butcher— an awesome local farm that turns cast-off dairy bull calves into beautiful marbled beef using an impressive rotational grazing system. (PC: Dr. Jeff Richardson).

Thanks to WDEV, the Dave Gram Show, and guest host Steven Pappas for having our own Philip Ackerman-Leist talking about our School of the New American Farmstead (among other juicy topics like our tuition-free program) for the second hour.